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Welver

Coordinates: 51°37′0″N 7°57′30″E / 51.61667°N 7.95833°E / 51.61667; 7.95833
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Welver
Municipality
Monument to the Battle of Vellinghausen
Monument to the Battle of Vellinghausen
Flag of Welver
Flag
Coat of arms of Welver
Coat of arms
Location of Welver within Soest district
North Rhine-WestphaliaPaderborn (district)Soest (district)Warendorf (district)HammUnna (district)Märkischer KreisHochsauerlandkreisSoestEnseWelverAnröchteLippstadtWerlGesekeLippetalBad SassendorfRüthenWickedeWarsteinErwitteMöhnesee
Welver is located in Germany
Welver
Welver
Welver is located in North Rhine-Westphalia
Welver
Welver
Coordinates: 51°37′0″N 7°57′30″E / 51.61667°N 7.95833°E / 51.61667; 7.95833
CountryGermany
StateNorth Rhine-Westphalia
Admin. regionArnsberg
DistrictSoest
Subdivisions20
Government
 • Mayor (2020–25) Camillo Garzen[1]
Area
 • Total85.6 km2 (33.1 sq mi)
Elevation
83 m (272 ft)
Population
 (2023-12-31)[2]
 • Total11,976
 • Density140/km2 (360/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal codes
59514
Dialling codes02384
Vehicle registrationSO
Websitewww.welver.de

Welver is a municipality in the district of Soest, in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

History

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The town was once known as Villinghausen or Vellinghausen. The Seven Years' War Battle of Villinghausen was fought nearby.

Geography

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Welver is situated approximately 12 km south-east of Hamm and 12 km north-west of Soest.

Neighbouring cities, towns, and municipalities

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  • Hamm, to the west and northwest
  • Lippetal, to the north
  • Soest, to the east and southeast
  • Werl, to the southwest

Division of the municipality

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After the local government reforms of 1969, Welver consists of the following villages:

  • Balksen
  • Berwicke
  • Blumroth
  • Borgeln
  • Dinker
  • Dorfwelver
  • Ehningsen
  • Eilmsen
  • Einecke
  • Eineckerholsen
  • Flerke
  • Illingen
  • Klotingen
  • Meyerich
  • Merklingsen
  • Nateln
  • Recklingsen
  • Scheidingen
  • Schwefe
  • Stocklarn
  • Vellinghausen

References

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  1. ^ Wahlergebnisse in NRW Kommunalwahlen 2020, Land Nordrhein-Westfalen, accessed 30 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Bevölkerung der Gemeinden Nordrhein-Westfalens am 31. Dezember 2023 – Fortschreibung des Bevölkerungsstandes auf Basis des Zensus vom 9. Mai 2011" (in German). Landesbetrieb Information und Technik NRW. Retrieved 2024-06-20.
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